Everything has been going so well for Chelsea that, having started their latest assignment so impressively, it came almost as a jolt that they could not build on their early lead and increase the near-inevitability that it will not be long before the first publicity-ravenous bookmakers announce they are paying out early on the championship.

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Everything has been going so well for Chelsea that, having started their latest assignment so impressively, it came almost as a jolt that they could not build on their early lead and increase the near-inevitability that it will not be long before the first publicity-ravenous bookmakers announce they are paying out early on the championship.